Rail joint



Um. w 19214.

ARRPGN RAIL 4JOINT Filed. Dec. 4, 192:5

JOHN IBARRON, OF ALBION, CALIFORNIA. j i

RAIL JOINT.

Application filed December 4, 1923. `Fieral Nol `678,433.

To all whom t may conce/Mt.'

Be it known that l, JOHN Bannon, citizen of the United States, residing at Albion, in the county of Mendocino and State of Cali fornia, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Rail Joints, oi which the following is a specification.

rFhis invention relates to rail joints, and it has ior an object the provision ot a novel type ci rail joint which will serve to4 securely hold the rails together and will obviate danger of accidental loosening, while at the same time permitting ready disengagement olf the rail ends from one another when desired. Y

For further comprehension ot the invention and of the obj ccts and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

Fig. l of the drawings is a plan view showing my improved rail joint.

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 3-30 Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view, showing the chair element with one of the rails in place thereon.

Fig. 5 is a plan view showing the arrangement of parts at a cross-over or siding.

Fig..6 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 6 6 of Fig. 5.

Referring first to Figs. 1 to 4 ot the draw ings, my improved rail joint comprises a chair element in the form ot a plate 10 upon which the rail ends rest, the adjacent rail ends being indented at 11 and 11", the plate being longitudinally recessed as at 12 to receive the feet of the rails. This plate pre` sents a widened portion 14 midway between its ends forming integra-l projecting wings, while notches 15 are formed in the side edges of the plate at the ends ot' these wings,

the feet of the rail ends being formed with notches 16 which register with the notches 15. Fitting over these projecting central parts 14 of the plate are the rectangular collars 17 which have apertures therein of a size to snugly receive the said parts, the inner edges of these collars bearing on the feet of the rails and holding the latter against tilting movement, the ends of these collars engaging in the registering notches 15, 16 in the plate and the feet olf the rail,

and preventing longitudinal mov-ement, suliicient play being le'l't to allow of expansion notch 18 in the plate element`14 midway between the ends of the latter, while a bolt 19 is slidably mounted in a suitable passageway 20 in the said element 14 and is adapted to be projected across the outer face of this web, this bolt having lined thereto a handle 21 which passes through a transverse slot 22 communicating with the passageway 20 when the bolt is withdrawn to Aallow-ot removal of the '.collar. The rail ends are preterably slotted upwardly from the bottom thereof, while the plate has central longitudinal iin 24 which engages in the slots in the rail ends. The plate 10 may have spike holes 2'? formed therein to receive spikes whereby it may be secured to the ties.

In Figs. 5 and 6 I have shown the arrangement of the device where two rails are approaching one another. The chair plate 102L is widened to extend under both rails, and at the outer sides of each rail the col lars 17 are applied as above set forth. EX- tending along the plate 10a midway between the rails is a grooved rib 3() upon which is slidably mounted a member 31 which engages at its sides over the feet of the rails, the parts being so proportioned that 'this member will be moved into and out ot engagement with the feet of the rails by movement along the guide rib 30, the latte-r hav ing parallel sides as will be understood, while the member is tapered at its sides in correspondence to the Obliquity of the rails to be engaged. rlhe member is provided at one end with a handle 33 and carries at its opposite end a bolt 34 adapted to removably engage behind a lug 35 on the plate to hold j the said member in operative position.. i

While l have illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of my invention it is Y f of adjacent rail ends, said plate having in-l recessed along its top face to receive the feet over veach of said projections and engaging" "the feet of the rail ends, said plate having` notches in the sides thereof at the ends of saidprej-ections, and. feet havingregsteriqngnotchesfgthe said collars engaging at their 4ends in the' said notches'.

:2.Alrailpjo-int comprising a chair plate. recessed along. its top face to receive the feet of" adjacent rail ends; said plate having'i'ntegfral later-'a1y project-inns from opposite sides thereod, rectangular collar fitting over cash of prbj actions vand engaging the feet `volf the rail ends, said plate having v netclresfijn the sidesv thereof` at the ends of said projectiens; andsaid feet havingregisf teringnetehegthe*said collars engaging at j their ends vthe .said notches,- said projectien'shaving ,notches` vtermed in thesides thereoibetween tl-ieirl ends, vertical Webs the said cellars engagiri in the lap/st named notches, and bolts carrie by the said projections and adapted to engage behind the said Webs.

x 3."A rail joint comprising a chair plate vl'lax'ng lateral projections and collars engaged over these lateral projections and bearing on the rail ends, the rail ends being slotted upward .from the b ottoin and the said plate having a lin engaging i'n the slots in the rail ends. l Y A i; in combi-nation, tw@ pairs of fail ends inclined with respect te @ne ane-than a chair plate extending undef Said pairs e rail ende projections on the sides ,of said chair plate', collars itted on said pro`e`ctins and Belaring Onjtne feet of the ends', a guide ifib on Saidvplae midway between the rails, mit a member slidabie on the grr-1de plate and adapted to engage over the et of the fails. vIn testimony Wherf have izd .ffiy signature. f

JOHN 

